Box Office Predictions: ‘Ant Man’ Should Grow Past ‘Minions’
I’ve predicted a few films going big that flopped. My Terminator Genisys/Magic Mike XXL weekend was way off. I’m choosing again to be a little bold and not go with safe predictions. I think when people...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘Ant-Man’ Lowest Marvel Debut, ‘Trainwreck’ Passes...
Ant-Man may have won the weekend, but it’s the lowest debut for a Marvel movie. There’s even talk that it might not hit 58M. It might fall short. Also, some people are going with the “sky is falling”...
View ArticleBox Office Predictions: ‘Pixels’ Fight For 1st
Until last summer’s Blended, Adam Sandler was one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. If you look at his non-R rated mainstream comedies, they all open well. Pixels puts him back in this familiar...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘Ant-Man’ Scores Narrow Victory, ‘Paper’ Crumbles In 6th
Ant-Man barely edged Pixels this weekend for the top spot. A 56% drop (not too shabby) kept it in the lead. It broke 100M in its 10th day of release. Pixels was likely hurt by some truly devastating...
View ArticleBox Office Predictions: Audiences Will Go On An ‘Impossible’‘Vacation’
See what I did there? I’m so creative. My mommy always said… so creative. This weekend, the critically acclaimed Mission Impossible sequel will rule the box office. The last installment had a weird...
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Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Appelgate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Mann, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Charlie Day, Ron Livingston, Norman Reedus, Keegan Michael-Key,...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘Mission’ Possible. Tom Cruise Opens Above Projections.
Tom Cruise managed the 2nd largest Mission Impossible opening and the third largest of his career with Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, which showed the power of good reviews, grabbing an A- from...
View ArticleBox Office Predictions: ‘Fantastic’ Weekend Ahead?
After enduring bad press and weirdly bad advance word of mouth, Fantastic Four will try to pull an “against all odds” this weekend and open big. I don’t think it can open too big. We’ve seen this story...
View ArticleFriday Box Office: Not A ‘Fantastic’ Weekend
It is entirely possible that Fantastic Four might not even debut in #1 this weekend. Bad word of mouth is causing Fantastic Four’s numbers to be hurt. Audiences have agreed with critics giving the film...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: Ethan Hunt Defeats The ‘Fantastic Four’
Four new releases couldn’t strike gold this weekend, as Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation ended up in the top spot, defeating poorly reviewed Fantastic Four. Originally, Fantastic Four was tracking at...
View ArticleBox Office Predictions: ‘The Man From’‘Compton’?
Rumor has it, Straight Outta Compton’s presales are phenomenal. Deadline reported that Fandango is claiming 70% of this weekends advance ticket sales are for the NWA biopic. Universal is projecting a...
View ArticleFriday Box Office: ‘Compton’ Strikes A Chord
Straight Outta Compton has hit a big chord with audiences, opening to 24.3M on Friday (including Thursday previews), making it the fourth highest opening day ever for an August release, beating much...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘Straight’ To #1, ‘The Man From’ Disappointment
The big news of the weekend is how well Straight Outta Compton did, beating everyone expectations. It even opened above 8 Mile. It’s the 6th highest opener for August, beating some heavy hitters like...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘Compton’ Wins, Newcomers Don’t Even Fight
Straight Outta Compton remained straight at the top, as all three new contenders were huge disappointments. Compton dropped 55% in week two, a bit harsher than predicted, but still managed to break...
View ArticleWeekend Box Office: ‘War Room’ Surprises, ‘We Are Your Friends’ Is An Epic Bomb
This weekend, two films traded places, as War Room dramatically exceeded expectations, and We Are Your Friends bombed almost on a record breaking level. It posted the third worst wide opening in...
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